[Grand InterContinental Parnas] Weilu - Sweet and Sour Pork, Shrimp Fried Rice, and Jjamppong. A Lunch Visit Without Peking Duck. Membership Discount Review. Hotel Valet Parking Available.

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Today I’m bringing you a post about a new Chinese restaurant at a five-star hotel in Seoul.

This place is famous for its Peking duck, but instead of going for a big dinner, I met a blog friend casually over lunch.

This is the Chinese restaurant at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas near Samsung Station, and you can only go if you make a reservation.

Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Weilu

The name is quite grand and long. LOL. Actually, I had planned to stop by after attending DENTEX 2025, which was held in Seoul Coex two weeks ago, but a reservation was required!?!?!? I got turned away at the door... So I made time to visit on a weekday lunch break.

When there’s a special occasion, I often get together at hotels. The Great Hongyeon at Josun Palace is also a really good restaurant, and Dorim at Lotte Hotel Seoul is another place I’m fond of. A five-star hotel Chinese restaurant with a nice view really is worth it~

Location: 34th Floor, Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas, 521 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Parking: Valet parking available for 3 hours.

If you use the restaurant and register your parking, you can get up to 3 hours of free parking ... this place is known for very strict valet parking. Also, the valet fee is separate, so you need a partner credit card.

Because JW Marriott Seoul and Grand InterContinental are in places where many people gather, using the restaurant is essential. Please know this in advance so you don’t run into trouble!! If you do use the restaurant, they’ll usually overlook a little extra time even if you go slightly over 3 hours.

For partner credit cards, you need relatively premium cards such as Shinhan Ace Blue Label (Aebla), Hyundai Amex Platinum (Hyunapl), or Korean Air Hyundai Card the first. Cards above that level obviously work too..

Siksin app rating

I don’t think this is the kind of place the Siksin app can properly judge... It had a The Table rating and a score of 3.7. After visiting, I learned that the Peking duck is made by a chef from 'Jeonjujodeok,' a famous Peking duck restaurant~!

Weilu is famous for its Peking duck.. The price is 200,000 won!!!! Depending on the case, they also include it in a course menu.

But... since we were just meeting casually for lunch, we tried the most standard dishes: sweet and sour pork, fried rice, and jjamppong. ^^

Exterior

Weilu, the Chinese restaurant at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas, is located on the 34th floor.

While the buffet I visited last year, the newly launched Japanese restaurant Hinotsuki, the lounge, and the bakery are all on the 1st floor, Weilu alone is on the 34th floor and boasts an excellent view.

However!!!! The outside view can only be enjoyed if you use a private room... Small gatherings need to dine in the main hall. Even if you close the door in a private room, it’s structured so you can’t really peek out. ㅠㅠ

Anyway, I visited with the Parnas Hotel membership card. With membership, you can get a 20% discount at Weilu!

Interior

From the entrance itself, the interior filled with stones has a very stylish feel.

And as you can see, there are quite a lot of private rooms—some can accommodate many people, and some can fit around six.

And even though it was Monday lunchtime, most of the seats inside were occupied by people coming to eat.

So I couldn’t take many photos, but the main hall has roughly this kind of atmosphere.

It feels clean and bright.

There are also elegant decorations in the center of the hall, such as flower pots and ceramics, which add a traditional touch.

They offer a wide variety of dishes, but I’ll just briefly show what I had. ^^

This is the menu at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Weilu.

I ordered a small dish of sweet and sour pork. You could choose between pork and beef.

Personally, I prefer pork sweet and sour pork... so after getting permission, I ordered the pork version.

For the main dishes, each person ordered one meal. I ordered shrimp fried rice, and the teacher who came with me ordered seafood jjamppong. First, you have to try the basic items to evaluate a Chinese restaurant, right!?

Meal starts!!!

As expected of a five-star hotel Chinese restaurant, the table setting was neatly prepared.

The word Weilu itself seems to reflect its long history. The pickled mustard stem and roasted peanuts were, of course, delicious!!

Sweet and sour pork, small dish (57,000 won)

The first dish to appear was, of course, the sweet and sour pork.

It was served in the dipping style~~

I thought the meat was fried very thinly, which really is top-level skill.

The batter was so thin it looked like you could see through the meat, and it looked wonderfully crispy.

The sauce clearly had a sweet feel.

They served it split into two portions for easy eating. Or rather, they gave us two portions split in half.

Does that mean we should happily eat half and half...!

Pouring the sauce on like this makes the visual even more impressive!

Even in photos, it looks delicious, which I think means it’s a dish made by a true master.

After all, finishing touches matter in everything.

The thin, crispy fried meat with that sweet sauce~

It was heaven without needing any words.

The Chinese restaurant Weilu at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas does not have very strong seasoning!​

If you visit, you’ll see that quite a lot of older, more distinguished guests come here. I thought they might season the food a little more lightly to match that.

Shrimp fried rice (30,000 won)

Next was my dish, shrimp fried rice.

A clear, transparent soup and a generous portion of well-fried fried rice appeared.

Hotel fried rice is, of coooourse, known for each grain being fried properly.

The rice is lightly coated with oil grain by grain and stir-fried until just a little chewy, which is very moving...

I just wanted to eat this kind of fried rice after a long time :) Top-tier fried rice!!!

And the black bean sauce that came with it.

I usually don’t eat much with black bean sauce, but that day I had plenty.

Because the fried rice itself was also a bit mild.

Seafood jjamppong (42,000 won)

The seafood jjamppong ordered by the teacher who came with me!!!

It looked as if the broth had been simmered quite thoroughly.

And the seafood peeking through here and there also looked delicious.

In the bowl they served me, there was this much seafood. Haha.

First of all, the large scallop had a strong ocean flavor and was quite impressive. It was chewy and so delicious...

The shrimp seemed to be a fairly large one, and it tasted like lobster.. wow..

Even the sea cucumber, squid, and wood ear mushrooms gave off the feeling of truly fresh ingredients.

The noodles were quite thin and silky, and personally, among many hotel Chinese restaurant jjamppong dishes, this was the most memorable in terms of the noodles. To exaggerate a little, it felt as silky as the corn noodles you eat at Chinese restaurants..

The broth, even though it was seafood jjamppong, still had a somewhat mild taste.

That part was a little disappointing for me, since I wanted something a bit spicier~~

Still, it was a bowl of jjamppong with a deep broth and silky noodles. It had class.

I ate really well again today.!!!

Conclusion

It was definitely delicious, but the mild seasoning was a bit disappointing.

Weilu, the Chinese restaurant at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas.

I got turned away at the entrance on the weekend because they said there were no seats without a reservation...

Since they say the Peking duck is famous, I should visit next time to try the Peking duck.

I thought the sweet and sour pork, fried rice, and seafood jjamppong all had pretty good quality. It was definitely a delicious meal!

As befits a five-star hotel with a fairly luxurious exterior and interior, both the restaurant dishes and the outside view were truly excellent.

However, perhaps because many of the guests are a little older, I felt the seasoning was a bit mild.

If you order, I think it might be even tastier if you ask them to make the seasoning a little stronger.

Taste: ★★★★☆

Value for money: ★★★★☆

Accessibility: ★★★★★

Facilities: ★★★★★

Parking: Valet parking available. 3 hours free parking.

Still, I believe savory dishes should be savory, and spicy dishes should be spicy.

I gave it 4 stars because the seasoning was a bit mild, but... next time I visit and try the Peking duck, if it’s excellent!! I’ll definitely do another five-star post. Haha.

With the Parnas membership, I was able to get a 20% discount. And you know that Hyundai Department Store gift certificates can be used, right? I think if you keep that in mind when paying, you can spend more wisely :)

The hurdle for partner credit cards for valet parking is a little high. Before visiting, it would be good to check in advance!

(Still, the hurdle is a little lower than the Grand InterContinental Seoul Coex that closed down.)

Thank you for reading my honest, self-funded restaurant review today,

I’ll do my best to become a memorable restaurant coordinator with carefully selected posts. :)

This has been Dentist Baek Wonjang, aspiring implant craftsman and gourmet.

Thank you.!!